pipelineuri

A pipelineuri is a term used to refer to a Uniform Resource Identifier that uniquely identifies a data processing pipeline or a component of a pipeline. It is designed to enable references to pipelines in configuration files, APIs, metadata catalogs, and orchestration tools in a consistent and human-readable form. While not itself a formal standard, it is used in various platforms as a way to locate and distinguish pipelines across systems.

Syntax and patterns commonly associated with pipelineuris prioritize readability and portability. A typical pattern uses a scheme such as pipeline://, followed by a host or authority, a path that encodes organization or project and the pipeline name, and an optional version. Queries can provide additional qualifiers like stage, run, or environment. Example: pipeline://datahub.example.org/marketing/pipelineA/v3?stage=transform&run=20250101. Some implementations may adopt urn-like forms or embed versioning directly in the path, for example urn:pipeline:marketing:pipelineA:v3:transform.

Usage and benefits include enabling consistent reference across tools, simplifying sharing of pipeline identifiers in dashboards and logs, and supporting version-aware referencing for reproducibility. A pipelineuri can serve as a stable key in catalog systems and as a parameter in deployment or execution APIs, allowing systems to resolve and orchestrate the correct pipeline and stage.

Considerations involve securing sensitive information in URIs, handling long or complex identifiers, and ensuring compatibility with existing URI schemas. Governance practices should govern how pipelineuris are generated, versioned, and deprecated to maintain clarity and traceability.